World-Class AI Keynote SpeakersFor Your Next Event

Built a 100-person, 10-figure division at AWS and previously became IBM's youngest female AI product leader. Recognized as AI Innovator of the Year and LinkedIn Top Voice for Technology & AI. Founder of The AI Pipeline and co-founder of Girls of the Future.

Has 30+ years' experience advising brands such as Apple, Nike and Visa and helping leaders harness emerging technologies for resilience and business impact. Internationally recognized for bridging emerging tech with practical value.

Trent Gillespie is one of the most trusted names in applied AI.

As a former Amazon executive, he helped build the operational engines behind Amazon’s global growth and distribution—experience he now brings to leaders ready to make AI part of their own operations and expansion.

In his keynotes, Trent shows organizations how to move beyond AI theory and embed it into their daily systems—so it drives measurable results and builds a culture of AI-driven innovation that unlocks growth across the organization.

Through his clear four-part framework—Leadership, Vision, Operations, and Growth—he guides audiences to see what’s coming, align their teams around it, and integrate AI into the processes that power performance, efficiency, and scale.

Known for turning complexity into clarity, Trent gives audiences the structure and confidence to act—transforming AI from a headline into a habit that helps their organizations run, compete, and grow.

Experience Built in the Trenches

• Former Amazon Executive — Led global expansion efforts, Last Mile innovation, and Alexa AI privacy initiatives.
• CEO of Stellis AI — Unlike most speakers, Trent transforms businesses with AI daily. He runs a firm built to democratize AI access for SMBs and beyond, bringing raw, in-the-trenches transformation experience to every stage.
• 25+ Years Driving Transformation — Expertise that bridges strategy, technology, and leadership, with roles from developer to Chief Information Officer.

AI Shouldn't Be a Privilege

The AI revolution doesn't require a tech giant's budget. Trent's mission: make AI the accessible to all businesses—so they all can better grow and thrive.

#1 Ranked Futurist in the World by Forbes, Futurist-in-Residence at Amazon, and "The world's leading transformation architect," according to Harvard Business Review, Jonathan Brill helps audiences and executives take advantage of the collision of AI, geopolitical, economic and societal trends, to transform their business, mindsets, and turn ideas into action to Win the Next Five Years.

As a strategic advisor, inventor, best-selling author, and renowned keynote speaker, Jonathan draws upon his unique experiences as Head of Invention at Deepinvent, Executive Chairman of the Center for Radical Change, and former Global Futurist and Research Director at HP to guide multinational corporations, frontier tech firms, and national governments.Tapping into his decades of business innovation and AI expertise, across transportation, food, consumer electronics, cybersecurity, finance, and defense industries, Jonathan has become the go to strategic advisors for business executives around the world.

Through his hard-earned expertise and insight, he's created a proven methodology for embracing organizational transformation in the AI age. This creates a fundamental cultural shift—from hierarchy to network, from rigidity to fluidity, from product-centric to data-driven. Jonathan offers audiences specific strategies that will distinguish tomorrow's business leaders from today's laggards.

His new book, "AI and the Octopus Organization: Building the Superintelligent Firm," delves into how organizations that distribute authority, embed AI intelligence at the edges, and cultivate a culture that rewards rapid learning and customer-centric adaptation, will become the undisputed leaders of tomorrow.

Jonathan shares his insights on global stages, in boardrooms, with media brands like ABC, CNBC, CNN, Forbes, SXSW, and TED, at institutions like Harvard and Stanford, and with numerous companies including SAP, Singularity University, Amgen, JP Morgan, and Microsoft.

Dr. David Burkus is one of the world’s leading business thinkers on leadership, teamwork, and the future of work. A best-selling author and award-winning researcher, David helps leaders navigate the complex challenges and extraordinary opportunities artificial intelligence brings to modern leadership.

His books on business and leadership have been translated into dozens of languages and are used by leaders around the globe. His insights have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, USAToday, Fast Company, The Financial Times, the BBC, NPR, and CBS Mornings.

A former business school professor, David now advises leaders at Fortune 500 companies and mission-driven organizations including PepsiCo, Fidelity, Adobe, and NASA. His keynotes blend cutting-edge research with compelling storytelling, offering practical strategies for integrating ai and leadership without losing trust, empathy, or direction.

In a world where algorithms are accelerating everything, David reminds us that leadership still drives performance—and those who embrace both AI and authentic leadership will lead the future of work.

In a world being reshaped by machines, David’s message is clear: The future of work still runs on people. And the leaders who understand how to combine AI with authentic human leadership will build the best teams ever.

Chris Dyer is a leadership and culture keynote speaker, former CEO, and bestselling author whose work helps organizations make work work. As a founder and operator, he led companies to the Inc. 5000 list five times and earned Best Places to Work honors, then turned those lessons into practical systems that boost performance, productivity, and profits. His books, The Power of Company Culture and Remote Work, are used by leaders who want clear playbooks for building trust, improving communication, and navigating hybrid work. On stage, Chris delivers research backed frameworks with real stories and tools teams can use the next day. His signature 7 Pillars of Amazing Culture has helped organizations in healthcare, technology, finance, and the public sector measure what matters and move the needle. Clients include Johnson and Johnson, Siemens Healthineers, Intuit, Activision Blizzard, Citibank, NASA, and Berkshire Hathaway. Recognitions include #1 Leadership Speaker on Company Culture, Top 50 Global Thought Leader, and top rankings in change management and employee engagement. Topics span company culture, leadership, communication, remote and hybrid work, future of work and AI in the workplace, and leading through change. Formats include keynotes, breakouts, workshops, SKOs, and leadership offsites. Outcomes include higher engagement, faster execution across hybrid teams, stronger trust and accountability, actionable AI adoption, and culture metrics that tie to results. Program highlights • 7 Pillars of Amazing Culture, a proven framework that links daily behaviors to measurable performance • Embracing the Future of Work, practical ways to leverage AI, upskill managers, and protect trust • Mastering Key Conversations, science based tools for high stakes dialogue and bias aware decisions • Thriving Through Relentless Change, rhythms and practices that reduce burnout and increase momentum Representative industries Healthcare and life sciences, technology and software, financial services, associations, construction and built environment, education, government and public sector. Credentials snapshot CEO experience at scale, Inc. 5000 five time honoree, Best Places to Work leader, bestselling author of three books, top rankings in leadership, culture, change, and engagement. Also and AI advisor and entrepreneur.

Smiley Poswolsky is a workplace culture expert and bestselling author who has delivered over 700 keynotes in 25+ countries, reaching 2 million people worldwide. Recognized as a Top 12 Speaker who will inspire you by Thrive Global, Top 10 Speaker on Workplace Culture by Sweeney Agency, and Top 10 Keynote Speaker to Watch in 2025 by AAE Speakers, Smiley helps organizations build cultures of connection and belonging. His TEDx talk has garnered over 2 million views, and his insights have been featured in Harvard Business Review, The Wall St. Journal, Fast Company, the World Economic Forum, and 100 media outlets. He has worked with leading organizations including Apple, Google, Meta, JP Morgan Chase, Citibank, Charles Schwab, Verizon, Mayo Clinic, the U.S. Navy, SAP, Uber, Xilinx, and Salesforce.